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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Citizen-led journalism shapes news when all else fails: Media entrepreneur Anshul Tewari

Youth Ki Awaaz founder explained the need for citizens to share their stories and bring important issues to light, when the mainstream media fails at it. 

Eat chicken, it’s healthy, says Sania Mirza. But the endorsement gets fried

The Advertising Standards Council of India has sought the withdrawal or modification of the advertorial. But the poultry group is unwilling.

Modi cabinet reshuffle: Piyush Goyal made acting finance minister, Irani removed from I&B

Goyal will handle the ministry until the time Arun Jaitley recovers from kidney transplant, Irani reportedly pays the price for controversies.

What do religious fanatics & conspiracy theorists have in common? They believe fake news

It turns out that people who “endorse delusion-like ideation” are more likely to believe fake news — as are “dogmatic individuals and religious fundamentalists.”

HoaXposed: National flag not hoisted at Red Fort post sunset because of the code

The picture of the Red Fort without the National Flag in Delhi was shared by more than 29,000 people and had over 12,000 reactions on one Facebook post.

No, social media does not change the way we vote

A young student speaks up about the growing influence of social media in the way our democracy works.

Impeachment weapon to ‘fake’ Caravan news – what Arun Jaitley said after Loya judgment

The finance minister, an eminent lawyer himself, termed judge Loya's death case as 'the one that almost created a Judicial Mutiny'.

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

The media can disagree, fight and judge each other. But it can survive and thrive only by closing ranks when its first principles are under attack.

Global Pulse: Xi now paints China as the opposite of protectionist USA

Venezuela is struggling to provide its citizens even necessities like power and water. At Boao, Chinese President Xi paints China as the new flag bearer of free trade and liberalization. Southeast Asia is now tackling fake news-using questionable methods.

The scourge of fake news reaffirms India’s need for a media council with teeth

No formal requirements exist for education or training in journalism despite the wide repercussions misdemeanours of unethical scribes can have on the society at large.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.